The device will compete with the likes of Micromax Canvas HD smartphone.

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Saturday, January 26, 2013:
While Micromax will take the laurels of introducing India’s first quad-core based smartphone at a sub Rs 15,000 price range, we reckon there is more to come from other mobile manufacturers in the country, which could be the trend for smartphones in the country this year.

Karbonn, the brand which has launched India’s biggest display based smartphone A30 has quietly prepared its own pocket-friendly quad-core based device, dubbed as S1 Titanium. The phone was spotted on Karbonn’s official website and the company is currently taking the bookings for the same.

The S1 Titanium is said come with a display of 11.4-cm (4.5-inch) qHD version and runs Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean OS. Under the hood, the smartphone has a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and 1 GB RAM to power the affordable device from Karbonn. S1 has a rear 5 MP camera and VGA front-facing shooter for video calls.

The smartphone alike all the other competitive devices, has dual-SIM support and offers connectivity features including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, USB 2.0. Karbonn has loaded the S1 Titanium with a 1,600 mAh battery.

Earlier this week, Micromax had announced the launch of A116 Canvas HD , which is a 12.7-cm (5-inch) quad-core smartphone with features like 1 GB RAM, 720p display, 4 GB internal storage, and runs Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean.